This year, however,\u00a0is a\u00a0less than satisfactory\u00a0combination for the Spanish. They\u00a0love it when the 6th is a Tuesday and the 8th a Thursday as this gives them a ‘puente’ on the Monday and Friday, a chance to throw a ‘sickie’ on the Wednesday for a nice nine day break.<\/p>\n
I spotted plenty to spend our money on. A nice Grohe<\/a> double shower, with thermostatic control,\u00a0for \u20ac200 less than I’d seen it elsewhere, a very cheap looking Husqvarna chainsaw<\/a>, and some stainless steel double-skinned flue pipes for the wood burner.<\/p>\n But then I seriously\u00a0disgraced myself!<\/p>\n The plane landed just after 3pm (4pm CET) and I was starving. It was freezing and I fancied some warm food. My only option was Burger King.<\/p>\n In a moment of weakness I ordered a fish burger, fries and fizzy pop. It took just one bite to regret it and remember why I’d not been in any fast food joint for the last twenty plus years.<\/p>\n It will be at least another twenty before I make the mistake again.<\/p>\n I’m back to Spain early\u00a0next tuesday morning, and Neil is collecting me from the airport and kindly taking me back to some of those DIY stores so that I can get the shower, and invest in my\u00a0second (I bought an angle grinder last year) Spanish’ big boys toy’, a chain saw!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" My week long silence has been due to me being back in the frozen north (of England) as I decided to take advantage of the Spanish public holidays and have a couple of weeks back home, rather than twiddling my … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.visitgalicia.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/showersLeroyMerlin-300x224.jpg\" "\\"showersLeroyMerlin\\"")
<\/a>On the way to the airport for the flight home Neil was kind enough to treat me to a tour of the DIY stores of Oviedo,\u00a0one of the\u00a0lesser trod tourists pilgrimages. We managed four stores within a couple of hours, while keeping our fingers crossed that a re-seated radiator expansion tank seal would avoid\u00a0Neils’ car overheating again\u00a0like it had on the road from Taramundi to Aviles earlier in the morning.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.visitgalicia.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/burgerking-300x224.jpg\" "\\"burgerking\\"")
<\/a>We made the airport in good time, I consumed my last decent coffee for a fortnight, and the flight was on-time and without incident.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.visitgalicia.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/doorhandles1-300x224.jpg\" "\\"doorhandles\\"")
<\/a>I’ve not wasted my time in the UK. I’ve bought some door handles for the, as yet non-existent, internal doors, researched integrated ‘electrodomesticos’ (white goods) for the kitchen, and agreed to\u00a0three more quotes for additional works (uprated electrical installation, the building of an outside\u00a0housing for the water heater and a wood store, and\u00a0more expensive\u00a0flooring materials for the kitchen and living room).<\/p>\n